Geeky April Fools' Day Prank Roundup

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday March 31, 2008 @06:54AM from the joy-from-other's-anguish dept.

An anonymous reader writes "April 1st is the ultimate holiday for a geek — a little hands-on DIY, a little hacking and a lot of sub-par humor. Popular Mechanics and Instructables have teamed up for five pranks you can build in the office (including a stripped-down version of Gizmodo's CES TV blackout), while Wired has its top 10 practical jokes for nerds, Lifehacker is toning it down with 10 harmless geek pranks, and Slate gets you ready for the receiving end with an April Fools' defense kit. What's your best prank?" Be safe, head for the bunker on 4/1 and just assume everything you hear is a lie. Everything.

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MSOXML by Citizen+of+Earth · 2008-03-31 07:22 · Score: 3, Informative

Presumably, ISO will announce that MS-OOXML has passed as an interna[tiona]l standard tomorrow.
Rick Roll defence tips every geek needs for 4/1 by josteos · 2008-03-31 07:34 · Score: 5, Informative

These guys have a good summary of stuff to do to protect you & your network from 4/1 shenanigans.

http://www.itprotips.com/defence/NoPrankZone/

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Re:Best prank by Asmor · 2008-03-31 08:10 · Score: 3, Informative

What you should have said was powers of two, not base 2.